Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Grade 19 Titanium
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 19 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 grade 19 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
5.6 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
47 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
890 to 1300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
870 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
520 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
6.2 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
45 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
47 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
760 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
70 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
3040 to 5530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
33 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
49 to 72 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
41 to 53 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
2.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
57 to 83 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
71.1 to 77 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |