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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25