C61300 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel
C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1010 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 C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 40 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 350 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 190 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 190 | |
| 82 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 100 to 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 6.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 88 to 91.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 99.18 to 99.62 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |