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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
360 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5