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C61300 Bronze vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0