EN 1.7383 Steel vs. C94900 Bronze
EN 1.7383 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 41 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 72 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 79 to 81 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.3 to 96.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |