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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4640 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
250 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
150 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
67.4 to 73.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.5 to 6.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
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