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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.7725 Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7725 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
390 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
830 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
610 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
980 to 1940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
95.7 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0