SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. C94700 Bronze
SAE-AISI 4340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94700 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 4340 steel and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 7.9 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1280 | |
| 350 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1150 | |
| 160 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 170 | |
| 41 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 3490 | |
| 110 to 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 33 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 85 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 96.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |