ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel vs. C61000 Bronze
ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 29 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 390 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1090 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 110 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 90.2 to 94 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.5 to 56.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17.5 to 19.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.18 to 0.24 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |