SAE-AISI M50 Steel vs. C54400 Bronze
SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 2250 | |
| 330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 83 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 80 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 49 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 66 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 0.88 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 85.4 to 91.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87 to 90.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.9 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |