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CC497K Bronze vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
79.1 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0