EN 1.6554 Steel vs. C67400 Bronze
EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 21 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
| 480 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 790 | |
| 250 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 23 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1650 | |
| 300 to 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 33 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.23 to 0.28 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.6 to 97.3 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 31.1 to 40 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |