SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel vs. C65400 Bronze
SAE-AISI 50B50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B50 steel and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 2.6 to 47 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 350 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 500 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 | |
| 170 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 10 to 480 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 130 to 3640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 16 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 18 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
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| Boron (B), % | 0.00050 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.010 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 93.8 to 96.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 98.2 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 2.7 to 3.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.9 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |