EN 1.0214 Steel vs. C51000 Bronze
EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 31 | |
2.7 to 64 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
250 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 460 | |
330 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 360 | |
130 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
77 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
18 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
50 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 to 130 | |
7.0 to 490 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 340 | |
75 to 2490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
10 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
12 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
12 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
92.9 to 95.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.17 to 99.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0.030 to 0.35 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
4.5 to 5.8 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |