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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. Austenitic Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.8509 steel and austenitic grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is austenitic grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
110 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
69 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290 to 1350
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 2.8
14 to 24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7 to 8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.1 to 4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
43 to 65
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
93 to 120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
2.0 to 5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
5.3 to 8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
7.9 to 11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
4.5 to 6.5