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C95800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0