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C95500 Bronze vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.2 to 2.9
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0