C64210 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel
C64210 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 81B45 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 C64210 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 35 | |
| 12 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 340 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
| 540 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 350 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 77 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
| 320 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 17 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 6.3 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00050 to 0.0030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.43 to 0.48 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 89 to 92.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 97 to 98 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |