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C94700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0