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CC483K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

CC483K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M7 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 CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.8 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0