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C64200 Bronze vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
11 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.4 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants