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C95520 Bronze vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.4
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
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.2
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
96.3 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0