Automotive Grey Cast Iron vs. C19010 Copper
Automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19010 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C19010 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 to 14 | |
| 2.4 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 70 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 290 | |
| 330 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 94 to 200 | |
| 260 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 to 280 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 to 1390 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 to 1350 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 to 43 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 48 to 63 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 to 9.1 | |
| 48 to 63 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 to 3.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 to 7.6 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 24 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 to 51 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 25 | |
| 7.3 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 110 | |
| 290 to 1680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 to 11 | |
| 10 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 to 12 | |
| 75 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.2 to 8.6 | |
| 12 to 23 |