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C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.7213 Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7213 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7213 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 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
96.7 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0