Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
Both austenitic nodular cast iron and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 240 | |
100 to 130 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
12 to 21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
340 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 to 25 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
36 to 89 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
160 to 360 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
12 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
11 to 15 |