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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 200
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
600 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5