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EN 1.1233 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both EN 1.1233 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1233 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 760
350 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
2.2 to 2.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.1
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.15 to 1.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2

Comparable Variants