Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. ASTM A210 Steel
Both automotive malleable cast iron and ASTM A210 steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 290 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |