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C66100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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