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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4526 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 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
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
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
77.4 to 83.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0