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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1055 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 SAE-AISI 1055 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
440 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
730 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
400 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
80 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
440 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
23 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
98.4 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0