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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91000 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 C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.8

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
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
14 to 16
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6