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CC499K Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

CC499K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 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 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0