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C91600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4988 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 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

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
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
62.1 to 69.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0