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C54400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
50.9 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0