ASTM A436 Type 5 (F41006) Cast Iron
Cast Iron
Property Overview
Density8.1g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength150MPa
Yield Strength84MPa
Brinell Hardness110HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 2.4%
CR
0 to 0.1%
NI
34 to 36%
MN
0.5 to 1.5%
SI
1.0 to 2.0%
S
0 to 0.12%
CU
0 to 0.5%
FE
57.4 to 64.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
180 GPa
Elongation at Break
20 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.3
Shear Modulus
70 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
150 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
84 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110
Physical
Density
8.1 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
280 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1390 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1350 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
4.5 points
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
26 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
19 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
5.3 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
7.9 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
24 % relative
Embodied Carbon
4.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
65 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
65 MJ/kg 28 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
110 L/kg
Embodied Water
110 L/kg 13 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A436 Type 5 (F41006) Cast IronF41006
Standards
ASTM A436 ASTM A436: Standard Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings
ASTM A436 ASTM A436: Standard Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron Castings Cast Iron: Physical and Engineering Properties, Harold T. Angus, 1976