Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Cast Iron
annealed
Property Overview
Density7.6g/cm³
Elastic Modulus180GPa
Tensile Strength350MPa
Yield Strength220MPa
Brinell Hardness130HB
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
2.2 to 2.9%
MN
0.15 to 1.3%
SI
0.9 to 1.9%
P
0.020 to 0.15%
S
0.020 to 0.2%
FE
93.6 to 96.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
180 GPa
Elongation at Break
10 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
70 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
350 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
220 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
130
Physical
Density
7.6 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
260 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1410 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1370 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
41 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
14 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
9.9 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.7 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
30 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
130 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
13 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.7 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
45 L/kg
Embodied Water
45 L/kg 5.3 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Standards
ASTM A602 ASTM A602: Standard Specification for Automotive Malleable Iron Castings
ASTM A602 ASTM A602: Standard Specification for Automotive Malleable 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