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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4864 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 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
41.7 to 51
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0