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C61000 Bronze vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
600 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
66.3 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0