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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8