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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. CC499K Bronze

EN 1.6522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC499K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0