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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 C61900 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
570 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5