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Ductile Cast Iron vs. C17300 Copper

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants