Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both automotive malleable cast iron and ASTM A514 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 A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 290 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 1280 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 23 to 24 |