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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
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 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2