SAE-AISI 4320 Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
Both SAE-AISI 4320 steel and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 28 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 4320 steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 240 | |
160 to 280 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 29 | |
9.6 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
69 to 70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 790 | |
140 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 460 | |
94 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 to 280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1380 to 1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1340 to 1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
41 to 43 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.4 to 7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
8.8 to 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
1.9 to 3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.5 to 7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
21 to 24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
44 to 51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
18 to 25 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 480 to 560 | |
25 to 110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 28 | |
5.2 to 11 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 24 | |
8.0 to 13 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
11 to 12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
4.2 to 8.6 |