CC498K Bronze vs. EN 1.7362 Steel
CC498K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC498K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 78 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 510 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 200 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 510 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 4.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 | |
| 100 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 85 to 90 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 91.5 to 95.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |