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C95520 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 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 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
12 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
420
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
43
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.61
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
97.1 to 97.8
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