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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

EN 1.6522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
660 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.0 to 5.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5