MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC499K Bronze vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

CC499K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 13
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
36.3 to 46.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0