EN 1.1233 Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron
Both EN 1.1233 steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1233 steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
| 140 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 to 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 70 to 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 760 | |
| 430 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 to 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1340 to 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1300 to 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 to 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.5 to 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 48 to 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 91 to 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 12 to 15 |