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C94100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 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 M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
39
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
68.8 to 74.6
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0