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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4031 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
670 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
83 to 87.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0