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C63000 Bronze vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C63000 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 640
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 76.8 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0