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CC330G Bronze vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 CC330G bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 92
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
97.2 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0