ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
Both ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 69 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 140 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 to 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1380 to 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1340 to 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 | |
| 8.8 to 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 1.9 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 to 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 44 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 5.2 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 8.0 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 4.2 to 8.6 |