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C61500 Bronze vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A229 spring 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
1020 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
1690 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
1100 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
3260 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
60 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
40 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
54 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.5 to 99
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants