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C95500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0