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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.025