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C95600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 3.2
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0