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EN 1.5507 Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.5 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.21 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.7
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0