ASTM A204 Steel vs. C61900 Bronze
ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 370 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 570 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 79 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 230 to 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 20 to 23 |