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C61500 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
48
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.8 to 69.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0