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EN 1.3523 Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.3523 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K bronze belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.3523 steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 52
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0