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C61300 Bronze vs. Ductile Cast Iron

C61300 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 C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
93.7 to 95.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.8
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants