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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both AISI 204 stainless steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 330
140 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
12 to 15