EN 1.7160 Steel vs. C86300 Bronze
EN 1.7160 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 1.7160 steel and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 1390 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 41 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.14 to 0.19 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 60 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.1 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 2.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| 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 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |