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C91700 Bronze vs. EN 1.4016 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4016 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4016 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.9 to 84
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0