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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3