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C95400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0