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EN 1.0456 Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

EN 1.0456 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 1.0456 steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 24 to 26
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 280
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 450
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 99
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 230
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.48
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5