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C95520 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 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 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
170 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
12 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

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
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 0.9
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
0.7 to 0.9
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