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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3