MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. CC330G Bronze

ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5