EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. CC497K Bronze
EN 1.1165 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC497K 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 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 93 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 20 | |
| 6.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 780 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 620 | |
| 91 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 160 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 330 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
| 10 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 1010 | |
| 45 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 5.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 5.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 7.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 7.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 67.5 to 77.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |