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C86700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C86700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0