SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 1.0 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 350 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 220 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 6.8 to 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 13 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 9.9 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 2.2 to 2.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
| 93.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.9 to 1.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |