ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. C61300 Bronze
ASTM A387 grade 21 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 370 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 590 | |
| 550 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 480 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 62 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 88 to 91.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 96 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |