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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 240
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
23