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C61500 Bronze vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr 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 480 to 970
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.5 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0