ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. CC484K Bronze
ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 70 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 9.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 84.5 to 87.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |