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Automotive Grey Cast Iron vs. AWS BAu-2

Automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive grey cast iron and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 69 to 70
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 290
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260 to 280
92
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380 to 1390
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340 to 1350
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5 to 7.6
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2 to 11
2.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0 to 13
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.2 to 8.6
7.1