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C95600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95600 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 3.2
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0