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Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both grey cast iron and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 300
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8