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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1095 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 1095 steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 11
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
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
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8