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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 1.0034 Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and EN 1.0034 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.0034 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
97 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
9.0 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
340 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
180 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
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
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

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
31 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
84 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
98.7 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.045

Comparable Variants