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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both EN 1.5026 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
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 72
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
12 to 15