C94100 Bronze vs. EN 1.8879 Steel
C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 92 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.8 | |
16 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
710 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 790 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
8.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
3.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
26 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 97 | |
1320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.1 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 | |
24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 72 to 79 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
91.9 to 100 |
Lead (Pb), % | 18 to 22 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tin (Sn), % | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 |