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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 370
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5