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C90400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4362 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
65.5 to 74.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0