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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

EN 1.7106 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 1.7106 steel and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6