ASTM A203 Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron
Both ASTM A203 steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
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 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 17 to 35 |