C19020 Copper vs. Ductile Cast Iron
C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 460 to 920 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |