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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
660 to 790

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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5