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C17510 Copper vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C17510 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 C17510 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, % 5.4 to 37
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 1.4 to 2.2
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