Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. ZA-27
Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 240 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 to 25 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 14 to 15 |