ASTM A203 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Both ASTM A203 steel and automotive malleable 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 ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 130 to 290 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 1.0 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 350 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 220 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 6.8 to 30 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 130 to 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 13 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 9.9 to 21 |