Grey Cast Iron vs. C95300 Bronze
Grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grey cast iron and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 300 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 450 | |
| 520 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 290 | |
| 190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 37 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 170 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 to 17 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 to 17 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 17 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86.5 to 90.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |