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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 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 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1350
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
39
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
34.2 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
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