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C90200 Bronze vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 8 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
95.4 to 97.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0