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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
62.7 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0