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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. CC330G Bronze

SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5