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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
98.4 to 99.269
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0