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CC494K Bronze vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0