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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1008 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5