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Grey Cast Iron vs. N06058 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel 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 N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
86
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
170
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
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
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
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3