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C86700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

C86700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
36.4 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0