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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5