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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0.1 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0