Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.6553 Steel
Both grey cast iron and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 300 | |
210 to 240 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
19 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 69 to 170 | |
330 to 460 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
710 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 290 | |
470 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
2.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 37 | |
130 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
600 to 1190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
23 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
0.23 to 0.28 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
95.6 to 98.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |