SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. C64200 Bronze
SAE-AISI 1140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64200 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 1140 steel and the bottom bar is C64200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 14 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 420 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 700 | |
| 540 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 570 | |
| 230 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 93 | |
| 73 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 870 | |
| 240 to 470 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 6.3 to 7.6 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.37 to 0.44 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 88.2 to 92.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |