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EN 1.0478 Steel vs. C90400 Bronze

EN 1.0478 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0478 steel and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7