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C61500 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1017 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 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
220 to 390

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
7.9

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
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
99.11 to 99.55
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