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C66100 Bronze vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 9 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 9 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
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
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
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
87

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 310
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
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
87.1 to 90.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0