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C51100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 69.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0