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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 T5 steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
410 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5