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C50100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
22 to 62

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
88.5 to 91.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0