CC495K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel
CC495K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1117 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 CC495K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 76 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 490 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 350 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 68 | |
| 180 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.8 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.14 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 76 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |