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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
97
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0