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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1074 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 1074 steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2