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CC494K Bronze vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0