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C90200 Bronze vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0