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C95520 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 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 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
15 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
420 to 1160

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
96.7 to 97.7
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0