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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C90700 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90700 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 C90700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
35
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
88 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6