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Grade FDCrV Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

Grade FDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDCrV steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1800
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0