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C54400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
1690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants