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C50100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0