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C91700 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 8115 Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8115 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8115 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.4 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
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), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0