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AISI W5 Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W5 steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2360
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 84
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 50
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 78
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.4
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5