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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C86800 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0