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C95520 Bronze vs. EN 1.0488 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0488 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.0488 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
96.6 to 99.38
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0