EN 1.7108 Steel vs. CC483K Bronze
EN 1.7108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC483K 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 1.7108 steel and the bottom bar is CC483K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 510 | |
97 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 2070 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
990 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
68 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
10 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
3.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
400 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 75 | |
9.9 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 47 | |
12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 63 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.57 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
85 to 89 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.9 to 96.9 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.6 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
10.5 to 13 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |