EN 1.7227 Steel vs. C92800 Bronze
EN 1.7227 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7227 steel and the bottom bar is C92800 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
37 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 1850 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
960 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
820 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
350 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
9.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
67 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
430 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 65 | |
8.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 43 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 54 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
78 to 82 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 98 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
15 to 17 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |