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Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. CC330G Bronze

Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 290
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 10
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 720
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 590
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 30
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 950
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.7
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.9
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5