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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both automotive malleable cast iron and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.030