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C95520 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0