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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 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 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0