C62300 Bronze vs. Grade VDCrV Steel
C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C62300 bronze and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 630 | |
| 1730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 51 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.62 to 0.72 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.2 to 89.5 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
| 97.8 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |