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C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
60.7 to 65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0