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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C91100 Bronze

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.1

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
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.25
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 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25