Grey Cast Iron vs. C54400 Bronze
Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 85.4 to 91.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0.010 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |