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Grey Cast Iron vs. Nickel 59

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
84
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
65
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010