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EN 1.5507 Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 260
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 31
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 26
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6