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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 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 1070 steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2