Austempered Cast Iron vs. C19800 Copper
Austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 13 | |
9.0 to 12 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 to 69 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 to 1800 | |
430 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 560 to 1460 | |
420 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
1070 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
260 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 95 | |
49 to 52 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 3970 | |
770 to 1320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 66 | |
14 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 44 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
75 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 53 | |
15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 3.4 to 3.8 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
95.7 to 99.47 |
Iron (Fe), % | 89.6 to 94 | |
0.020 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.010 to 0.1 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.3 to 2.7 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |