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SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

SAE-AISI S5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5