MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. CC333G Bronze

SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC333G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5