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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5502 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
98 to 99.249
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0