SAE-ASTM Grade G3500 (F10007) Grey Cast Iron
Cast Iron
Property Overview
Density7.5g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength260MPa
Yield Strength180MPa
Brinell Hardness230HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
3.0 to 3.3%
MN
0.6 to 0.9%
SI
1.8 to 2.2%
P
0 to 0.12%
S
0 to 0.15%
FE
93.3 to 94.6%
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)
260 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
180 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
230
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
14 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
7.5 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.8 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
22 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
88 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
9.5 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
12 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
F10007SAE-ASTM Grade G3500 (F10007) 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