C67400 Bronze vs. EN 1.7221 Steel
C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7221 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C67400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 28 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 610 | |
| 650 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 370 | |
| 430 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 23 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 83 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 660 | |
| 490 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 19 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 57 to 60 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 96.8 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 31.1 to 40 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |