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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. N09777 Nickel

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
38
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
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

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
28.5 to 47.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0