Automotive Grey Cast Iron vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
Both automotive grey cast iron and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive grey cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 280 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 to 14 | |
| 4.0 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 70 | |
| 72 to 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 290 | |
| 460 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 94 to 200 | |
| 310 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 to 280 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 to 1390 | |
| 1440 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 to 1350 | |
| 1400 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 470 to 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 to 43 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 7.1 to 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 to 9.1 | |
| 8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 to 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 to 7.6 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 24 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 to 51 | |
| 47 to 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 25 | |
| 45 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 110 | |
| 260 to 4770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 to 11 | |
| 16 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 to 12 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.2 to 8.6 | |
| 14 to 43 |