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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. AWS E410

Both automotive malleable cast iron and AWS E410 are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is AWS E410.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
82.2 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.030