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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8