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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C86300 Bronze

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0