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C92500 Bronze vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

C92500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C92500 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
19 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
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), % 10 to 12
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0