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EN 1.1060 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1720
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 55
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.16
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3