C95800 Bronze vs. EN 1.7233 Steel
C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 380 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 | |
| 380 to 1630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 25 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 21 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.39 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 83.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 96.2 to 97.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |