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C90400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4983 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 C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4983 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.8 to 69.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0