MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. C90400 Bronze

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7