ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel
ASTM A216 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 52 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 380 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1240 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
| 4.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 4.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 7.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 12 to 20 |