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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91000 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 C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
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 0.6