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EN 1.7230 Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7230 steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 270
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 910
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 740
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 97
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1460
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 27
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.3
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants