C17300 Copper vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
| 6.8 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 to 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 70 to 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
| 430 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
| 190 to 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 280 to 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1340 to 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1300 to 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.7 to 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 3.5 to 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 48 to 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 91 to 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
| 24 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5410 | |
| 98 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
| 12 to 15 |