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C50100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 4024 Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4024 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98.1 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.035 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0