CC484K Bronze vs. EN 1.3576 Steel
CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3576 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3576 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 100 | |
150 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
490 to 1420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 70 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.1 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.3 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
3.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
17 to 50 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
17 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
14 to 42 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.17 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 84.5 to 87.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
95.5 to 97.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
1.6 to 2.0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 11 to 13 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |