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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0