ASTM B817 Type I vs. Ductile Cast Iron
ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B817 type I and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 13 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 960 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 860 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.1 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.4 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 38 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 610 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 120 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2310 to 3540 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 48 to 60 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 49 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 54 to 68 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Sodium (Na), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 87 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |