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C19500 Copper vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.2 to 2.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
93.6 to 96.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0