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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
68
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 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25