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C67400 Bronze vs. Grade VDC Steel

C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C67400 bronze and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 610
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31.1 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0