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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

EN 1.8873 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
99
Elongation at Break, % 19
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
90
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0