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Ductile Cast Iron vs. N06255 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0