EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C66100 Bronze
EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
410 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1000 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
13 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
14 to 22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
15 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
92 to 97 |
Iron (Fe), % | 85.4 to 87.7 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.2 to 3.6 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
2.8 to 3.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |