C65100 Bronze vs. Grey Cast Iron
C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 50 | |
| 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 69 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 350 | |
| 180 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 560 | |
| 160 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 440 | |
| 98 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 57 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 110 | |
| 13 to 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 39 to 820 | |
| 27 to 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 to 18 | |
| 5.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 8.7 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.1 to 3.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.5 to 99.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 92.1 to 93.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 2.0 | |
| 2.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |