SAE-AISI 1108 Steel vs. C83800 Bronze
SAE-AISI 1108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1108 steel and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 34 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 440 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 360 | |
| 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 840 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 72 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 110 | |
| 39 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 340 | |
| 53 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 7.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 8.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 82 to 83.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.9 to 99.24 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 3.3 to 4.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 8.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |