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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25