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C90200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
19 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0