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Ductile Cast Iron vs. N06230 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
83
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
85
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15

Comparable Variants