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C94400 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
4.6
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
21 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
92.9 to 95
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0