Grade M3210 Cast Iron vs. Annealed S21904 Stainless Steel
Both grade M3210 cast iron and annealed S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M3210 cast iron and the bottom bar is annealed S21904 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
| 59.5 to 67.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |