CC212E Bronze vs. EN 1.5414 Steel
CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5414 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
170 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
550 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
350 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
2.6 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 390 | |
320 to 370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
19 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
19 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 68 to 77 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
96.4 to 98.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 8.0 to 15 | |
0.9 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.45 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 4.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.012 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |