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C53800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0