Austenitic Grey Cast Iron (Ni-Resist)
Cast Iron
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength150 to 230MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell Hardness110 to 210HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
180 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus
69 to 72 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
150 to 230 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110 to 210
Physical
Density
7.7 to 8.1 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
280 to 350 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1340 to 1400 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1290 to 1350 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 to 490 J/kg-K
Thermal Expansion
13 to 14 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
4.5 to 6.5 points
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.0 to 5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 to 25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
5.3 to 8.2 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
7.9 to 11 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
14 to 24 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.1 to 4.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
43 to 65 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
43 to 65 MJ/kg 18 to 28 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
93 to 120 L/kg
Embodied Water
93 to 120 L/kg 11 to 15 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Austenitic Grey Cast Iron (Ni-Resist)Ni-Resist
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