EN 1.1060 Steel vs. C95400 Bronze
EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 160 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1720 | |
| 600 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 61 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 55 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 83 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.2 to 99.16 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |