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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. N06058 Nickel

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3