MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C62400 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4340M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62400 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 550
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0