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Grey Cast Iron vs. N10675 Nickel

Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
85
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1