Overview of materials for Ductile Iron

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Overview of materials for Ductile Iron

Categories: MetalFerrous MetalCast IronDuctile Iron

Material Notes: This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category “Ductile 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 6.64 – 7.42 g/cc0.240 – 0.268 lb/in³Average value: 7.14 g/cc Grade Count:75
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Brinell 120 – 600120 – 600Average value: 240 Grade Count:65
Hardness, Knoop 162 – 370162 – 370Average value: 219 Grade Count:32
Hardness, Rockwell C 11.6 – 55.011.6 – 55.0Average value: 25.4 Grade Count:9
Hardness, Vickers 151 – 352151 – 352Average value: 206 Grade Count:32
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 345 – 1650 MPa50000 – 240000 psiAverage value: 689 MPa Grade Count:77
Tensile Strength, Yield 172 – 1450 MPa24900 – 210000 psiAverage value: 501 MPa Grade Count:79
Elongation at Break 0.200 – 40.0 %0.200 – 40.0 %Average value: 9.41 % Grade Count:67
Reduction of Area 2.00 – 10.0 %2.00 – 10.0 %Average value: 5.67 % Grade Count:12
Modulus of Elasticity 63.0 – 172 GPa9140 – 25000 ksiAverage value: 154 GPa Grade Count:34
Compressive Yield Strength 331 – 2520 MPa48000 – 365000 psiAverage value: 1260 MPa Grade Count:14
Poissons Ratio 0.250 – 0.3700.250 – 0.370Average value: 0.283 Grade Count:23
Fatigue Strength 207 – 510 MPa30000 – 74000 psiAverage value: 368 MPa Grade Count:15
Fracture Toughness 44.0 – 110 MPa-m½40.0 – 100 ksi-in½Average value: 81.4 MPa-m½ Grade Count:7
Shear Modulus 60.2 – 67.6 GPa8730 – 9800 ksiAverage value: 64.5 GPa Grade Count:23
Shear Strength 372 – 1480 MPa54000 – 215000 psiAverage value: 865 MPa Grade Count:12
Charpy Impact 8.00 – 40.0 J5.90 – 29.5 ft-lbAverage value: 17.3 J Grade Count:11
Charpy Impact, Unnotched 7.00 – 155 J5.16 – 114 ft-lbAverage value: 83.0 J Grade Count:14
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.00000500 – 0.000102 ohm-cm0.00000500 – 0.000102 ohm-cmAverage value: 0.0000447 ohm-cm Grade Count:9
Magnetic Permeability 250 – 750250 – 750Average value: 481 Grade Count:4
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 10.6 – 18.7 µm/m-°C5.89 – 10.4 µin/in-°FAverage value: 13.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:16
Thermal Conductivity 13.0 – 32.3 W/m-K90.2 – 224 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°FAverage value: 23.7 W/m-K Grade Count:14
Melting Point 1120 °C2050 °FAverage value: 1120 °C Grade Count:5
Maximum Service Temperature, Air 649 °C1200 °FAverage value: 649 °C Grade Count:5
Minimum Service Temperature, Air -30.0 °C-22.0 °FAverage value: -30.0 °C Grade Count:5
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Aluminum, Al 0.0500 %0.0500 %Average value: 0.0500 % Grade Count:6
Antimony, Sb 0.00200 %0.00200 %Average value: 0.00200 % Grade Count:6
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 2.00 – 4.10 %2.00 – 4.10 %Average value: 3.40 % Grade Count:67
Cerium, Ce 0.00500 – 0.200 %0.00500 – 0.200 %Average value: 0.102 % Grade Count:24
Chromium, Cr 0.0300 – 5.50 %0.0300 – 5.50 %Average value: 0.709 % Grade Count:51
Copper, Cu 0.0200 – 1.00 %0.0200 – 1.00 %Average value: 0.595 % Grade Count:44
Iron, Fe 53.0 – 96.2 %53.0 – 96.2 %Average value: 87.0 % Grade Count:75
Lead, Pb 0.00200 – 0.00300 %0.00200 – 0.00300 %Average value: 0.00214 % Grade Count:7
Magnesium, Mg 0.0200 – 0.0700 %0.0200 – 0.0700 %Average value: 0.0434 % Grade Count:31
Manganese, Mn 0.100 – 4.50 %0.100 – 4.50 %Average value: 0.674 % Grade Count:63
Molybdenum, Mo 0.000 – 2.50 %0.000 – 2.50 %Average value: 0.336 % Grade Count:47
Nickel, Ni 0.0500 – 36.0 %0.0500 – 36.0 %Average value: 8.21 % Grade Count:54
Oxygen, O 0.00500 %0.00500 %Average value: 0.00500 % Grade Count:6
Phosphorus, P 0.0150 – 0.250 %0.0150 – 0.250 %Average value: 0.0621 % Grade Count:59
Selenium, Se 0.0300 %0.0300 %Average value: 0.0300 % Grade Count:6
Silicon, Si 1.00 – 6.00 %1.00 – 6.00 %Average value: 2.67 % Grade Count:75
Sulfur, S 0.00200 – 0.120 %0.00200 – 0.120 %Average value: 0.0215 % Grade Count:45
Tellurium, Te 0.0200 %0.0200 %Average value: 0.0200 % Grade Count:6
Tin, Sn 0.0100 – 0.250 %0.0100 – 0.250 %Average value: 0.0405 % Grade Count:11
Titanium, Ti 0.0400 %0.0400 %Average value: 0.0400 % Grade Count:6
Vanadium, V 0.100 – 0.900 %0.100 – 0.900 %Average value: 0.214 % Grade Count:7

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