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C93500 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
88.5 to 91.9
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0