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Grey Cast Iron vs. N07773 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
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 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0