C63200 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel
C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 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 C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 15 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 440 | |
| 400 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 710 | |
| 630 to 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 350 | |
| 420 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 99 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 510 | |
| 460 to 3590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 22 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.7 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.48 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.8 to 82.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 96.7 to 97.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |