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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 1.7321 Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and EN 1.7321 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.7321 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
490 to 1460

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
97.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.025