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Austempered Cast Iron vs. Nickel 625

Austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 13
33 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62 to 69
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1800
790 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560 to 1460
320 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 95
220 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 3970
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 66
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 44
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 53
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 3.4 to 3.8
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 94
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.3 to 2.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0