Automotive Grey Cast Iron vs. ASTM B817 Type II
Automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 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 automotive grey cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 to 14 | |
| 3.0 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 70 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 290 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 94 to 200 | |
| 780 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 to 280 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 to 1390 | |
| 1580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 to 1350 | |
| 1530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 14 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 to 3.0 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 to 7.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 24 | |
| 650 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 to 51 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 25 | |
| 26 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 110 | |
| 2890 to 3890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 to 11 | |
| 55 to 58 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 45 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.2 to 8.6 | |
| 62 to 66 |