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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 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 C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 5.0
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
0 to 5.0