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C95600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A7 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 C95600 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 3.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0