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Ductile Cast Iron vs. N06219 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5