EN 1.5537 Steel vs. C95410 Bronze
EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
160 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1760 | |
620 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 63 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 52 | |
22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10 to 11.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.33 to 0.38 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
83 to 85.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
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 0.5 |