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C64800 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
68.8 to 74.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0