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C61000 Bronze vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0