C95410 Bronze vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 200 | |
120 to 160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 13 | |
12 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 740 | |
400 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 380 | |
270 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 64 | |
41 to 81 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 to 630 | |
200 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
14 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
15 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11.5 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.16 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 83 to 85.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
98.4 to 99.239 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.6 to 0.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |