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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 H21 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1630
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1580
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 8.5 to 10
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3