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SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2240
350 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1690
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1640
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 70
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.5 to 1.6
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 73.5
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 11.8 to 13
0
Vanadium (V), % 4.5 to 5.3
0

Comparable Variants