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C62400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4841 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 550
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0