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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and SAE-AISI T1 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 T1 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
23 to 64