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CC495K Bronze vs. Ductile Cast Iron

CC495K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC495K bronze and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 76
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 82
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.7 to 95.5
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0