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EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 29
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 290
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 64.9
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0