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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
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
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4