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Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both austenitic grey cast iron and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. There are 20 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 austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69 to 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 230
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290 to 1350
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14 to 24
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1 to 4.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43 to 65
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 93 to 120
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0 to 5.0
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.3 to 8.2
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9 to 11
22 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 6.5
21 to 71