MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C51100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4062 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 C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
23 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69.3 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0