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C96600 Copper vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96600 copper and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
180
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
89.6 to 94
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0