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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
86.2 to 88.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0