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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 370
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0.030 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5