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C94400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4521 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
74.6 to 81.1
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0