ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Both ASTM A732 cast 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 440 | |
| 130 to 290 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 25 | |
| 1.0 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
| 350 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 1340 | |
| 220 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.7 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.9 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 130 | |
| 6.8 to 30 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 4770 | |
| 130 to 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
| 13 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 9.9 to 21 |