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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
17 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
94.6 to 97.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants