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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7243 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7243 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.8 to 98.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0