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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
94.2 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants