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C53800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
38.7 to 49
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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