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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
270 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5