C51000 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel
C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1055 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.7 to 64 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 460 | |
| 440 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 730 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 750 | |
| 400 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 77 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.0 to 490 | |
| 80 to 85 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 2490 | |
| 440 to 1070 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 25 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 28 | |
| 23 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92.9 to 95.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 4.5 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |