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C91600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1046 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
98.4 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0