MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC493K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 8660 Steel

CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8660 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8660 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 74
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.4 to 97.6
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 5.2 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
0