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C90200 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M4 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
75.9 to 81.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0