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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4565 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
21

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
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.2 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0