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C93500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 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 C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.25 to 0.65
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0