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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. C95500 Bronze

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5