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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
700 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
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