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CC494K Bronze vs. Ductile Cast Iron

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.7 to 95.5
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0