ASTM A514 Steel vs. C95300 Bronze
ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 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 A514 steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 250 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 520 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 51 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 170 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 19 to 22 |