C67600 Bronze vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
C67600 bronze 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C67600 bronze 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, % | 13 to 33 | |
9.6 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
69 to 70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 570 | |
140 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 380 | |
94 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
260 to 280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
1380 to 1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1340 to 1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
41 to 43 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 24 | |
7.4 to 7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 27 | |
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 | 2.8 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
21 to 24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
44 to 51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 63 to 130 | |
18 to 25 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 680 | |
25 to 110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
5.2 to 11 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 19 | |
8.0 to 13 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
11 to 12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
4.2 to 8.6 |