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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
26 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
60.6 to 68.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0