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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4864 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 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.7 to 51
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0