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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8159 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
200 to 360
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 310
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.4 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0