Overview of materials for Alloy Cast Iron

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Overview of materials for Alloy Cast Iron

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Material Notes: This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category “Alloy Cast Iron”. Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 5.54 – 7.81 g/cc0.200 – 0.282 lb/in³Average value: 7.17 g/cc Grade Count:84
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Brinell 110 – 807110 – 807Average value: 262 Grade Count:77
Hardness, Knoop 162 – 906162 – 906Average value: 252 Grade Count:34
Hardness, Rockwell C 11.6 – 65.011.6 – 65.0Average value: 31.8 Grade Count:11
Hardness, Vickers 151 – 871151 – 871Average value: 238 Grade Count:34
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 90.0 – 1650 MPa13100 – 240000 psiAverage value: 632 MPa Grade Count:86
Tensile Strength, Yield 172 – 1450 MPa24900 – 210000 psiAverage value: 520 MPa Grade Count:72
Elongation at Break 0.200 – 40.0 %0.200 – 40.0 %Average value: 9.06 % Grade Count:66
Reduction of Area 2.00 – 10.0 %2.00 – 10.0 %Average value: 5.38 % Grade Count:13
Modulus of Elasticity 63.0 – 240 GPa9140 – 34800 ksiAverage value: 156 GPa Grade Count:38
Compressive Yield Strength 331 – 2520 MPa48000 – 365000 psiAverage value: 1050 MPa Grade Count:23
Poissons Ratio 0.250 – 0.3700.250 – 0.370Average value: 0.283 Grade Count:23
Fatigue Strength 68.9 – 510 MPa10000 – 74000 psiAverage value: 334 MPa Grade Count:18
Fracture Toughness 44.0 – 110 MPa-m½40.0 – 100 ksi-in½Average value: 81.4 MPa-m½ Grade Count:7
Machinability 0.000 – 125 %0.000 – 125 %Average value: 41.7 % Grade Count:3
Shear Modulus 60.2 – 67.6 GPa8730 – 9800 ksiAverage value: 64.5 GPa Grade Count:23
Shear Strength 200 – 1480 MPa29000 – 215000 psiAverage value: 712 MPa Grade Count:15
Charpy Impact 0.100 – 40.0 J0.0738 – 29.5 ft-lbAverage value: 15.3 J Grade Count:13
Charpy Impact, Unnotched 2.70 – 200 J1.99 – 148 ft-lbAverage value: 78.0 J Grade Count:22
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.00000500 – 110 ohm-cm0.00000500 – 110 ohm-cmAverage value: 6.11 ohm-cm Grade Count:18
Magnetic Permeability 100 – 750100 – 750Average value: 410 Grade Count:5
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 7.75 – 19.3 µm/m-°C4.31 – 10.7 µin/in-°FAverage value: 12.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:29
Specific Heat Capacity 0.506 J/g-°C0.121 BTU/lb-°FAverage value: 0.506 J/g-°C Grade Count:3
Thermal Conductivity 11.3 – 53.3 W/m-K78.4 – 370 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°FAverage value: 26.6 W/m-K Grade Count:23
Melting Point 1120 – 1310 °C2050 – 2390 °FAverage value: 1150 °C Grade Count:8
Maximum Service Temperature, Air 649 °C1200 °FAverage value: 649 °C Grade Count:6
Minimum Service Temperature, Air -59.4 – -30.0 °C-75.0 – -22.0 °FAverage value: -34.9 °C Grade Count:6
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Aluminum, Al 0.0500 – 25.0 %0.0500 – 25.0 %Average value: 3.26 % Grade Count:7
Antimony, Sb 0.00200 – 0.200 %0.00200 – 0.200 %Average value: 0.0174 % Grade Count:7
Arsenic, As 0.0200 %0.0200 %Average value: 0.0200 % Grade Count:6
Bismuth, Bi 0.00200 %0.00200 %Average value: 0.00200 % Grade Count:6
Boron, B 0.000600 %0.000600 %Average value: 0.000600 % Grade Count:6
Cadmium, Cd 0.00500 %0.00500 %Average value: 0.00500 % Grade Count:6
Carbon, C 0.400 – 4.10 %0.400 – 4.10 %Average value: 3.25 % Grade Count:77
Cerium, Ce 0.00500 – 0.200 %0.00500 – 0.200 %Average value: 0.102 % Grade Count:24
Chromium, Cr 0.0300 – 35.0 %0.0300 – 35.0 %Average value: 2.48 % Grade Count:60
Copper, Cu 0.0200 – 10.0 %0.0200 – 10.0 %Average value: 1.23 % Grade Count:50
Iron, Fe 49.0 – 96.2 %49.0 – 96.2 %Average value: 84.7 % Grade Count:85
Lead, Pb 0.00200 %0.00200 %Average value: 0.00200 % Grade Count:6
Magnesium, Mg 0.0200 – 0.0600 %0.0200 – 0.0600 %Average value: 0.0425 % Grade Count:30
Manganese, Mn 0.100 – 4.50 %0.100 – 4.50 %Average value: 0.679 % Grade Count:74
Molybdenum, Mo 0.000 – 16.0 %0.000 – 16.0 %Average value: 0.759 % Grade Count:54
Nickel, Ni 0.0500 – 43.0 %0.0500 – 43.0 %Average value: 8.62 % Grade Count:59
Oxygen, O 0.00500 %0.00500 %Average value: 0.00500 % Grade Count:6
Phosphorus, P 0.0150 – 0.300 %0.0150 – 0.300 %Average value: 0.0782 % Grade Count:67
Selenium, Se 0.0300 %0.0300 %Average value: 0.0300 % Grade Count:6
Silicon, Si 0.500 – 17.0 %0.500 – 17.0 %Average value: 2.77 % Grade Count:85
Sulfur, S 0.00200 – 0.150 %0.00200 – 0.150 %Average value: 0.0463 % Grade Count:57
Tellurium, Te 0.0200 %0.0200 %Average value: 0.0200 % Grade Count:6
Tin, Sn 0.0100 – 0.300 %0.0100 – 0.300 %Average value: 0.0538 % Grade Count:12
Titanium, Ti 0.0400 %0.0400 %Average value: 0.0400 % Grade Count:6
Vanadium, V 0.100 – 2.00 %0.100 – 2.00 %Average value: 0.478 % Grade Count:9

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