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C53800 Bronze vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
21
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
60.2 to 67.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0