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C90400 Bronze vs. EN 1.7216 Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7216 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7216 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
12 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
650 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
400 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
430 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.2 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.35 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0