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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A9 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 A9 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
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
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
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
87 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
1.0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0