EN 1.6579 Steel vs. C95300 Bronze
EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 260 to 290 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 to 980 | |
| 520 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 to 910 | |
| 190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.7 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 120 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 950 to 2210 | |
| 170 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 29 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.38 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86.5 to 90.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.2 to 96.1 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |