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Grey Cast Iron vs. Nickel 600

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015