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C94700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 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 C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
41.1 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0