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C50100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
14 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.8 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0