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Grey Cast Iron vs. N06255 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 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 N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
81
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
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

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0