Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |