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Grade VDC Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both grade VDC 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
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 80
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
430 to 500

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
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
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 7.8
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
12 to 15