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C62400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C62400 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, % 11 to 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 550
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
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 0.25
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0