C63600 Bronze vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel
C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 66 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 310 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
| 500 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 260 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 57 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 4.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 62 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 290 | |
| 84 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 300 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 93 to 96.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 94.4 to 96 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |