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C31400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0