EN 1.5525 Steel vs. C94700 Bronze
EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
7.9 to 32 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 1440 | |
350 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
160 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
54 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
12 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
34 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 240 | |
41 to 89 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 640 | |
110 to 700 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 51 | |
11 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
13 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 42 | |
12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.23 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
85 to 90 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
4.5 to 6.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
4.5 to 6.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 1.3 |