ASTM A436 Type 4 (L-NiSiCr 30 5 5, F41005) Cast Iron
Cast Iron
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength190MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell Hardness180HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 2.6%
CR
4.5 to 5.5%
NI
29 to 32%
MN
0.5 to 1.5%
SI
5.0 to 6.0%
S
0 to 0.12%
CU
0 to 0.5%
FE
51.8 to 61%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
180 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.3
Shear Modulus
70 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
190 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
180
Physical
Density
7.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1340 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1290 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
490 J/kg-K
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
5.7 points
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
9.6 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
24 % relative
Embodied Carbon
4.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
64 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
64 MJ/kg 28 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
120 L/kg
Embodied Water
120 L/kg 15 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A436 Type 4 (L-NiSiCr 30 5 5, F41005) Cast IronF41005L-NiSiCr 30 5 5
Standards
ASTM A436 ASTM A436: Standard Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings
ASTM A436 ASTM A436: Standard Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings ISO 2892: Austenitic Cast Irons - Classification Cast Iron: Physical and Engineering Properties, Harold T. Angus, 1976
ISO 2892 ISO 2892: Austenitic Cast Irons - Classification