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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.1221 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25