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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 380
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25