ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. C87200 Bronze
ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
| 85 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
| 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 250 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 99 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |