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C54400 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T8 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 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69.3 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0