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C94400 Bronze vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4903 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
87.1 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0