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SAE-AISI 8720 Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI 8720 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 8720 steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.6 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
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 39
41 to 43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12 to 14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.8 to 9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
18 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
25 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.0 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
4.2 to 8.6