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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

Grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0