C63800 Bronze vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel
C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.9 to 41 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 500 | |
| 410 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1010 | |
| 660 to 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 33 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
| 23 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.26 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92.4 to 95.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 83.1 to 87.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |