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C61800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0