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C64800 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
70.8 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0