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C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
600
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
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.3 to 12.2
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
83.2 to 86.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0