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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5