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C53800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
74.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0