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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both automotive malleable cast iron and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.3963 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
110

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2