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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.7709 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7709 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 1.7709 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
650 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
95.2 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.55 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0