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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

SAE-AISI 12L14 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
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 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2