CC484K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel
CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1025 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 CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 100 | |
130 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
17 to 28 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
450 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 70 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.1 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.3 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 32 | |
80 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
170 to 470 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
17 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.22 to 0.28 |
Copper (Cu), % | 84.5 to 87.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
99.03 to 99.48 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 11 to 13 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |