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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0