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EN 1.7706 Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

EN 1.7706 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 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 1.7706 steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 97.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5