CC497K Bronze vs. EN 1.1151 Steel
CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.1151 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 55 | |
130 to 150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 93 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
21 to 26 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
460 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 91 | |
240 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 | |
98 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 45 | |
160 to 310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
17 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.17 to 0.24 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Copper (Cu), % | 67.5 to 77.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
97.7 to 99.43 |
Lead (Pb), % | 18 to 23 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Tin (Sn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |