Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
Both austenitic nodular cast iron and grade 200 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 23 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 nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
| 9.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
| 970 to 1500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 690 to 1490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 to 25 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
| 1240 to 5740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 33 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 27 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 29 to 45 |