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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4662 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 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
62.6 to 70.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0