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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. C52400 Bronze

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5