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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.8527 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 16
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
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
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2