Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. C76200 Nickel Silver
Austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 72 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 to 1350 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 to 24 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 to 4.7 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 to 65 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 93 to 120 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 to 8.2 | |
| 13 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 to 11 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
| 13 to 26 |