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SAE-AISI M30 Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

SAE-AISI M30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M30 steel and the bottom bar is C61500 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 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
480 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.2 to 80.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5