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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4865 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4865 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

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
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
34.4 to 44.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0