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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 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 52100 steel and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5