SAE-AISI 1023 Steel vs. C86300 Bronze
SAE-AISI 1023 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
250 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 29 | |
14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 480 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 410 | |
480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
920 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
420 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
35 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
8.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 100 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 450 | |
1030 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
28 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 7.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
60 to 66 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.06 to 99.5 | |
2.0 to 4.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
2.5 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
22 to 28 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |