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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6