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Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. C95500 Bronze

Austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 210
200 to 210
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
700 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290 to 1350
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14 to 24
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1 to 4.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43 to 65
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 93 to 120
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.3 to 8.2
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9 to 11
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 6.5
24 to 29