C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel
C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1165 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 to 50 | |
| 11 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 460 | |
| 600 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 290 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 69 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 16 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 160 | |
| 81 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 230 to 1010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 19 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 19 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 6.0 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.32 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 90.2 to 94 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 97.2 to 98.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |