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EN 1.7390 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.7390 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7390 steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8