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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. C87700 Bronze

EN 1.6522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8