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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
600 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5