C99600 Bronze vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel
C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 27 to 34 | |
| 26 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 56 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
| 360 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 300 | |
| 180 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 310 | |
| 91 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 11 to 15 |