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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
10 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
430
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12 to 13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.5 to 97.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0