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C94400 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
33
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
70 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0