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EN 1.7076 Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

EN 1.7076 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7076 steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1700
270 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.34
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5