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C99600 Bronze vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
93.7 to 96
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0