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C61300 Bronze vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
95.1 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0