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EN 1.5507 Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K 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 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 260
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 31
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 26
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.21 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0