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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both EN 1.7380 steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 350
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0

Comparable Variants