EN 1.5525 Steel vs. C95200 Bronze
EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
| 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 1440 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 50 |
| 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 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 240 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 640 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 51 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 42 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| 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 | |
| 86 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |