SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. C63000 Bronze
SAE-AISI 1340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 23 | |
| 7.9 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 440 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 730 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 620 | |
| 330 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 110 | |
| 47 to 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 1040 | |
| 470 to 640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 26 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 76.8 to 85 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 97.9 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |