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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0