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C90200 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

C90200 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
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 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
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), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0