C31400 Bronze vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1127 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 29 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 240 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 420 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 78 to 310 | |
| 410 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 43 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 26 to 59 | |
| 90 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 28 to 420 | |
| 440 to 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 to 13 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.6 to 15 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.34 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87.5 to 90.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 96.6 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.8 to 11.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |