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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.8505 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8