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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Shear Strength, MPa 380
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5