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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
99
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0