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C64800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4878 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 C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
65 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0