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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0