R60706 Alloy vs. Ductile Cast Iron
R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60706 alloy and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 67 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |