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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.7 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0