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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 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 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
300 to 490

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.7 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
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