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CC212E Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8620 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
520 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
86 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
340 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
96.9 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0