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SAE-AISI 4012 Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

SAE-AISI 4012 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 4012 steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
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
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 98.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0