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C51900 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 22
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 91.7 to 95
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
82.3 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0