MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.5520 Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2