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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

SAE-AISI H21 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 H21 steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1630
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1580
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 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), % 8.5 to 10
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6