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C61300 Bronze vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 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 C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0