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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. CC333G Bronze

EN 1.6958 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC333G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 16
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
3.7 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5