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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
69
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
3.1 to 3.4
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15