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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
70.4 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0