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C51900 Bronze vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 29
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 570
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 180
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680 to 1450
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 22
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 91.7 to 95
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0