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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
40.3 to 49
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0