ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel vs. C67500 Bronze
ASTM grade LC2-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C67500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel and the bottom bar is C67500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 14 to 33 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 430 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 630 | |
| 170 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 24 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 61 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1040 | |
| 130 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.22 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.3 | |
| 0.8 to 2.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.55 to 0.75 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 35.1 to 41.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |