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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5