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SAE-AISI 4620 Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

SAE-AISI 4620 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4620 steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 210
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 27
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 680
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 550
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 800
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 24
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
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
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6