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C95500 Bronze vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0