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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0