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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C87600 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5