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Ductile Cast Iron vs. C14200 Copper

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
8.0 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0

Comparable Variants