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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4762 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 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.7 to 75.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0