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Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.0488 Steel

Both grey cast iron and EN 1.0488 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.0488 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 300
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050