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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

SAE-AISI L3 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3