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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. CC482K Bronze

EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC482K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83.5 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.7 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0