C63020 Bronze vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel
C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
510 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
770 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 | |
530 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 63 | |
230 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2320 | |
690 to 820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
28 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 | |
21 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
19.5 to 21.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 74.7 to 81.8 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 5.5 | |
66.1 to 74.9 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.2 to 6.0 | |
1.5 to 3.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |