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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5