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C61000 Bronze vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade FDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0