Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. C61300 Bronze
Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
| 550 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 to 25 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 19 to 20 |