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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.8915 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8915 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.8915 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
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
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
95.2 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0