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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0