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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is C60800 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 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5