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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

EN 1.8523 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.1 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0