C99600 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel
C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 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 SAE-AISI 6150 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 to 34 | |
15 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 56 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
630 to 1200 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 300 | |
420 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 to 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
130 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 310 | |
460 to 3590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
22 to 43 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
21 to 32 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
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Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 2.8 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.48 to 0.53 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 50.8 to 60 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
96.7 to 97.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 39 to 45 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |