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Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. C81500 Copper

Austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 210
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 69 to 72
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290 to 1350
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14 to 24
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1 to 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43 to 65
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 93 to 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.3 to 8.2
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9 to 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 6.5
12