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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
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