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C91600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
81.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0