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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is C54400 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5