C17300 Copper vs. Austempered Cast Iron
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
| 1.1 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
| 860 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
| 560 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
| 19 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5410 | |
| 880 to 3970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
| 32 to 66 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 27 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
| 25 to 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.4 to 3.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 89.6 to 94 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 2.3 to 2.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |