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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
6.7

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
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
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
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2