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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5