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Grey Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both grey cast iron and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8