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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
350 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants