C62300 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1020 Steel
C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1020 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 C62300 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 32 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 390 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 630 | |
| 430 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 240 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 150 | |
| 72 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 430 | |
| 150 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.2 to 89.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
| 99.08 to 99.52 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |