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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
35.7 to 45.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0