AWS BAg-35 vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
AWS BAg-35 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-35 and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 91 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 69 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
| 140 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 260 to 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 750 | |
| 1380 to 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 690 | |
| 1340 to 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.5 to 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 35 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 550 | |
| 21 to 24 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 5.2 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.4 | |
| 4.2 to 8.6 |