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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5