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Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030