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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25