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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.5026 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8