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Ductile Cast Iron vs. C46400 Brass

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants