Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |