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Grey Cast Iron vs. N06035 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
84
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2