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C61500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
340

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
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
70
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
24.3 to 37.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0