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Grade VDC Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0