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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 6150 steel and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 350
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
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 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5