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C87200 Bronze vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 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 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0