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C54400 Bronze vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
450 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97.6 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0