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C61500 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 5015 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5015 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
98.4 to 99.13
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0