C66100 Bronze vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel
C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 40 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 460 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 790 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 430 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 510 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 53 to 120 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 60 to 790 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 25 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 22 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92 to 97 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 92.1 to 95.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.8 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |