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C86700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

C86700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
85.8 to 89.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0