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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
88.5 to 91.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0