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C95600 Bronze vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95600 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.2
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
59 to 67.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 3.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0