Grey Cast Iron vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel
Both grey cast iron and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 69 to 170 | |
| 640 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 290 | |
| 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 37 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 2900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 77.9 to 83.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |