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SAE-AISI S2 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 S2 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 98.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3