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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and S44635 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
61.5 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8