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EN 1.7006 Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

EN 1.7006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1890
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 67
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 56
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6