Grey Cast Iron vs. C28000 Muntz Metal
Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C28000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 10 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 610 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 330 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 290 | |
| 150 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 31 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 37 | |
| 27 to 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 110 to 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 11 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.3 to 41 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |