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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
12 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0