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EN 1.7725 Steel vs. C50100 Bronze

EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.7725 steel and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1000
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610 to 860
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 980 to 1940
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 35
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5