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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

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
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0