EN 1.7711 Steel vs. C66100 Bronze
EN 1.7711 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.7711 steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 22 | |
8.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 570 | |
280 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 930 | |
410 to 790 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 800 | |
120 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1000 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 33 | |
34 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 140 | |
53 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1690 | |
60 to 790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 33 | |
13 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
14 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
15 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
92 to 97 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
2.8 to 3.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |