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Grey Cast Iron vs. N10624 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 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 N10624 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
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
84
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010