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C61300 Bronze vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
97.9 to 99.199
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0