C55280 Copper vs. Ductile Cast Iron
C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 460 to 920 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 67 | |
| 21 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |