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C95400 Bronze vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.1 to 16
11 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 360
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
420
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 75
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 560
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
96.4 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants