C60800 Bronze vs. ASTM A203 Steel
C60800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A203 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 55 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
| 290 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 18 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 15 to 17 |