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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 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 1345 steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25