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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 46
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
24 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants