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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
23 to 68