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CC212E Bronze vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
36.4 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0