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C61500 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

C61500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 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, % 3.0 to 55
22 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
350 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
190 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
82 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
100 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
99.18 to 99.62
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0