C64700 Bronze vs. EN 1.7383 Steel
C64700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7383 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 C64700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 | |
| 350 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 560 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 560 | |
| 300 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 210 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 38 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 | |
| 240 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.8 to 98 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 94.3 to 96.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.6 to 2.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |