C93700 Bronze vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel
C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C93700 bronze and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 99 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 760 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 350 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 79 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 60.3 to 70 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |