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C64800 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
48
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
63.8 to 69.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0