MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI P4 Steel vs. CC498K Bronze

SAE-AISI P4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC498K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P4 steel and the bottom bar is CC498K bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 1980
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 68
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 70
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 64
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 92.3 to 95.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0