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CC497K Bronze vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.6
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
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
75.4 to 82.7
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
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