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EN 1.8159 Steel vs. C90700 Bronze

EN 1.8159 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is C90700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 360
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 70
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 58
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6