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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0