Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

Automotive Malleable Cast Iron 60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		70
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		220 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		45
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		130 to 950
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.9 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		2.2 to 2.9
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		93.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.9
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0.020 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5