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C64800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
32.7 to 41.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0