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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
36
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
32.7 to 41.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0