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C90200 Bronze vs. EN 1.7709 Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7709 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7709 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
650 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
95.2 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.55 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0