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C95500 Bronze vs. Ductile Cast Iron

C95500 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 C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants