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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3555 steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12 to 15