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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0