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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. C86300 Bronze

EN 1.7108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7108 steel and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0