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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5