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C90200 Bronze vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0