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C15900 Copper vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
89.6 to 94
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1