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C64200 Bronze vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 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 C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0 to 0.020
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0