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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 46 to 82
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
83.9 to 89.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0