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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. C10500 Copper

Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
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 16 to 25
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
7.8 to 14

Comparable Variants