Grey Cast Iron vs. AWS BAg-8a
Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-8a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-8a.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 83 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 770 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 290 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 4.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 6.7 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 26.4 to 28.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 0 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 71 to 73 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |