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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6