EN 1.1152 Steel vs. CC483K Bronze
EN 1.1152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC483K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is CC483K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 97 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 6.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
| 170 |
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 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 68 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 110 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 530 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 9.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 85 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.52 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |