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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
82.7 to 87.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0