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C95410 Bronze vs. EN 1.7709 Steel

C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7709 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 C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.7709 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
650 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 85.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
95.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.55 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0