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C87200 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0