CC483K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1039 Steel
CC483K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1039 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.4 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
| 610 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 340 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 68 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 | |
| 88 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 310 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.9 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.37 to 0.44 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 85 to 89 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 98.5 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 10.5 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |