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C95800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1090
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
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0