C63200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel
C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4057 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 C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 440 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 710 | |
| 840 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 350 | |
| 530 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 99 | |
| 96 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 510 | |
| 700 to 1610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 30 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.7 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.12 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.8 to 82.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 77.7 to 83.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |