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C94100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
25 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
81.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0