C28000 Muntz Metal vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
C28000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 9.6 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 69 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 610 | |
| 140 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 370 | |
| 94 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 260 to 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1380 to 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1340 to 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 8.8 to 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.9 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 to 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 44 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 670 | |
| 25 to 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 5.2 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 8.0 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 4.2 to 8.6 |