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CC333G Bronze vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

CC333G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC333G bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 83
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.5
94.4 to 96.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 3.7 to 6.0
1.4 to 1.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0