C95820 Bronze vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
C95820 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A229 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
1690 to 1890 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 | |
200 to 230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
3260 to 4080 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
60 to 67 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
40 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 9.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.55 to 0.85 |
Copper (Cu), % | 77.5 to 82.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
97.5 to 99 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.8 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |