C93200 Bronze vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C93200 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.7 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 81 to 85 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 6.3 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |