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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2