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C94100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S5 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
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.1
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.6 to 97
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0