MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25