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C64800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.4 to 86.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0