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EN 1.7725 Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7725 steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250 to 300
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 14
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1000
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610 to 860
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 980 to 1940
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 35
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0