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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5