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CC494K Bronze vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0