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C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
75.4 to 82.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0