EN 1.5537 Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

EN 1.5537 (36MnB4) Boron Steel UNS C66100 Leaded Silicon Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		520 to 1760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1000

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		48
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		34

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

Embodied Water, L/kg		47
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 22

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		9.7

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0.00080 to 0.0050
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.33 to 0.38
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		92 to 97

Iron (Fe), %		97.6 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0.2 to 0.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.8 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		2.8 to 3.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5