SAE-ASTM Grade G3000 (F10006) Grey Cast Iron
Cast Iron
Property Overview
Density7.5g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength220MPa
Yield Strength150MPa
Brinell Hardness210HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
3.1 to 3.4%
MN
0.6 to 0.9%
SI
1.9 to 2.3%
P
0 to 0.15%
S
0 to 0.15%
FE
93.1 to 94.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
180 GPa
Elongation at Break
9.6 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
70 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
220 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
210
Physical
Density
7.5 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1390 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1350 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
490 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
41 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
7.3 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.8 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
19 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
65 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
8.1 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
11 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
21 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
21 MJ/kg 9.0 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
44 L/kg
Embodied Water
44 L/kg 5.3 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
F10006SAE-ASTM Grade G3000 (F10006) Grey Cast Iron
Standards
ASTM A159 ASTM A159: Standard Specification for Automotive Gray Iron Castings
ASTM A159 ASTM A159: Standard Specification for Automotive Gray Iron Castings SAE J431: Automotive Gray Iron Castings Cast Iron: Physical and Engineering Properties, Harold T. Angus, 1976 Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993
SAE J431 SAE J431: Automotive Gray Iron Castings