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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Nickel 600

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants