MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

SAE-AISI S5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4