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C95520 Bronze vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
65.7 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0