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SAE-AISI 5147 Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

SAE-AISI 5147 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 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 5147 steel and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.51
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 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
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6