Automotive Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.1233 Steel
Both automotive grey cast iron and EN 1.1233 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 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 automotive grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.1233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 280 | |
200 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 70 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 290 | |
680 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 to 280 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 to 1390 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 to 1350 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 to 43 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 14 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 to 9.1 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 to 3.0 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 to 7.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 24 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 to 51 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 to 11 | |
24 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 to 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.2 to 8.6 | |
22 to 24 |