Ductile Cast Iron vs. K93600 Alloy
Both ductile cast iron and K93600 alloy are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 170 to 180 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.1 to 20 | |
| 5.0 to 35 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 800 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 920 | |
| 480 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 670 | |
| 280 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 290 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 to 36 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 7.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 to 9.4 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.1 to 7.5 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 80 | |
| 21 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 to 1330 | |
| 280 to 2050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 29 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 to 10 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 34 to 57 |