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C90900 Bronze vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 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 C90900 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 12 to 14
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0