MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C54400 Bronze vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

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
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
67

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
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
94.4 to 96.3
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0