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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. C91100 Bronze

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25