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C63000 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63000 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
12 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
420
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 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 640
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 76.8 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0