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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
17 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
75.9 to 82.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0