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C90200 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
14 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.47
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
98.5 to 99
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0