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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
22 to 64