C95800 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

UNS C95800 Nickel-Aluminum Bronze SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		29
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		370
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		8.5 to 9.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Copper (Cu), %		79 to 83.2
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0