EN 1.1151 Steel vs. C89320 Bronze
EN 1.1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1151 steel and the bottom bar is C89320 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 520 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 490 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 100 | |
| 38 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 310 | |
| 93 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.24 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 87 to 91 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 99.43 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |