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C95500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

C95500 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 C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
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), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
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