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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C65500 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
360 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
36
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5