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Grey Cast Iron vs. N06025 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
50
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1