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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
45
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
73.7 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0