EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. C63800 Bronze
EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
| 7.9 to 41 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 320 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 460 to 1010 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
| 17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 92.4 to 95.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |