MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC212E Bronze vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
92.1 to 94.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0.35 to 0.72
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
3.9 to 4.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0