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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4821 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 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
64.2 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0