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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
180 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
12 to 15

Comparable Variants