SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. C65500 Bronze
SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 4.0 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
| 260 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 360 to 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 120 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 11 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 12 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 91.5 to 96.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 2.8 to 3.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |