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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8870 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 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
95.1 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050