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C95800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0