ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. C63200 Bronze
ASTM A372 grade M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 570 | |
| 390 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
| 640 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
| 310 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 95 to 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
| 400 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.7 to 9.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.8 to 82.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
| 4.0 to 4.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |