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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. CC333G Bronze

SAE-AISI 1050 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
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 51
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 81 to 100
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
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