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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0