Overview of materials for Alloy Cast Iron

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Overview of materials for Alloy Cast Iron
Categories:	Metal; Ferrous Metal; Cast Iron; Alloy Cast Iron
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Alloy Cast Iron". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	5.54 - 7.81 g/cc	0.200 - 0.282 lb/in³	Average value: 7.17 g/cc Grade Count:84

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	110 - 807	110 - 807	Average value: 262 Grade Count:77
Hardness, Knoop	162 - 906	162 - 906	Average value: 252 Grade Count:34
Hardness, Rockwell C	11.6 - 65.0	11.6 - 65.0	Average value: 31.8 Grade Count:11
Hardness, Vickers	151 - 871	151 - 871	Average value: 238 Grade Count:34
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	90.0 - 1650 MPa	13100 - 240000 psi	Average value: 632 MPa Grade Count:86
Tensile Strength, Yield	172 - 1450 MPa	24900 - 210000 psi	Average value: 520 MPa Grade Count:72
Elongation at Break	0.200 - 40.0 %	0.200 - 40.0 %	Average value: 9.06 % Grade Count:66
Reduction of Area	2.00 - 10.0 %	2.00 - 10.0 %	Average value: 5.38 % Grade Count:13
Modulus of Elasticity	63.0 - 240 GPa	9140 - 34800 ksi	Average value: 156 GPa Grade Count:38
Compressive Yield Strength	331 - 2520 MPa	48000 - 365000 psi	Average value: 1050 MPa Grade Count:23
Poissons Ratio	0.250 - 0.370	0.250 - 0.370	Average value: 0.283 Grade Count:23
Fatigue Strength	68.9 - 510 MPa	10000 - 74000 psi	Average value: 334 MPa Grade Count:18
Fracture Toughness	44.0 - 110 MPa-m½	40.0 - 100 ksi-in½	Average value: 81.4 MPa-m½ Grade Count:7
Machinability	0.000 - 125 %	0.000 - 125 %	Average value: 41.7 % Grade Count:3
Shear Modulus	60.2 - 67.6 GPa	8730 - 9800 ksi	Average value: 64.5 GPa Grade Count:23
Shear Strength	200 - 1480 MPa	29000 - 215000 psi	Average value: 712 MPa Grade Count:15
Charpy Impact	0.100 - 40.0 J	0.0738 - 29.5 ft-lb	Average value: 15.3 J Grade Count:13
Charpy Impact, Unnotched	2.70 - 200 J	1.99 - 148 ft-lb	Average value: 78.0 J Grade Count:22

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000500 - 110 ohm-cm	0.00000500 - 110 ohm-cm	Average value: 6.11 ohm-cm Grade Count:18
Magnetic Permeability	100 - 750	100 - 750	Average value: 410 Grade Count:5

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	7.75 - 19.3 µm/m-°C	4.31 - 10.7 µin/in-°F	Average value: 12.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:29
Specific Heat Capacity	0.506 J/g-°C	0.121 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.506 J/g-°C Grade Count:3
Thermal Conductivity	11.3 - 53.3 W/m-K	78.4 - 370 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 26.6 W/m-K Grade Count:23
Melting Point	1120 - 1310 °C	2050 - 2390 °F	Average value: 1150 °C Grade Count:8
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	649 °C	1200 °F	Average value: 649 °C Grade Count:6
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-59.4 - -30.0 °C	-75.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: -34.9 °C Grade Count:6

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	0.0500 - 25.0 %	0.0500 - 25.0 %	Average value: 3.26 % Grade Count:7
Antimony, Sb	0.00200 - 0.200 %	0.00200 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.0174 % Grade Count:7
Arsenic, As	0.0200 %	0.0200 %	Average value: 0.0200 % Grade Count:6
Bismuth, Bi	0.00200 %	0.00200 %	Average value: 0.00200 % Grade Count:6
Boron, B	0.000600 %	0.000600 %	Average value: 0.000600 % Grade Count:6
Cadmium, Cd	0.00500 %	0.00500 %	Average value: 0.00500 % Grade Count:6
Carbon, C	0.400 - 4.10 %	0.400 - 4.10 %	Average value: 3.25 % Grade Count:77
Cerium, Ce	0.00500 - 0.200 %	0.00500 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.102 % Grade Count:24
Chromium, Cr	0.0300 - 35.0 %	0.0300 - 35.0 %	Average value: 2.48 % Grade Count:60
Copper, Cu	0.0200 - 10.0 %	0.0200 - 10.0 %	Average value: 1.23 % Grade Count:50
Iron, Fe	49.0 - 96.2 %	49.0 - 96.2 %	Average value: 84.7 % Grade Count:85
Lead, Pb	0.00200 %	0.00200 %	Average value: 0.00200 % Grade Count:6
Magnesium, Mg	0.0200 - 0.0600 %	0.0200 - 0.0600 %	Average value: 0.0425 % Grade Count:30
Manganese, Mn	0.100 - 4.50 %	0.100 - 4.50 %	Average value: 0.679 % Grade Count:74
Molybdenum, Mo	0.000 - 16.0 %	0.000 - 16.0 %	Average value: 0.759 % Grade Count:54
Nickel, Ni	0.0500 - 43.0 %	0.0500 - 43.0 %	Average value: 8.62 % Grade Count:59
Oxygen, O	0.00500 %	0.00500 %	Average value: 0.00500 % Grade Count:6
Phosphorus, P	0.0150 - 0.300 %	0.0150 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.0782 % Grade Count:67
Selenium, Se	0.0300 %	0.0300 %	Average value: 0.0300 % Grade Count:6
Silicon, Si	0.500 - 17.0 %	0.500 - 17.0 %	Average value: 2.77 % Grade Count:85
Sulfur, S	0.00200 - 0.150 %	0.00200 - 0.150 %	Average value: 0.0463 % Grade Count:57
Tellurium, Te	0.0200 %	0.0200 %	Average value: 0.0200 % Grade Count:6
Tin, Sn	0.0100 - 0.300 %	0.0100 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.0538 % Grade Count:12
Titanium, Ti	0.0400 %	0.0400 %	Average value: 0.0400 % Grade Count:6
Vanadium, V	0.100 - 2.00 %	0.100 - 2.00 %	Average value: 0.478 % Grade Count:9

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