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Ductile Cast Iron vs. N06060 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
65
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3