C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.7231 Steel
C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 40 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 790 | |
| 790 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 430 | |
| 570 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 34 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 53 to 120 | |
| 87 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 60 to 790 | |
| 870 to 1700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 25 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 22 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.38 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92 to 97 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 96.4 to 98.1 |
| 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 0.3 |
| 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 |