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Grey Cast Iron vs. C95500 Bronze

Grey 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 300
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5