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C87700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0