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C50100 Bronze vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
19 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
14 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0