C62400 Bronze vs. EN 1.5410 Steel
C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5410 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C62400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 730 | |
| 560 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 400 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 77 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 550 | |
| 430 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 26 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 82.8 to 88 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 96.9 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |