Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 270 |
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 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
| 22.2 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 38 to 44 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |