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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4568 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 C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.3 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
70.9 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0