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C95600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.2
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 3.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0