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C90200 Bronze vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
85.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0