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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
85.8 to 89.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010