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C95200 Bronze vs. Ductile Cast Iron

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 29
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
93.7 to 95.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.8
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0