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SAE-AISI 5155 Steel vs. C93200 Bronze

SAE-AISI 5155 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5155 steel and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
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
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0