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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6