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EN 1.8865 Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

EN 1.8865 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8865 steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5