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C92500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

C92500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 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 C92500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 88
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
62.3 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0