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C52400 Bronze vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S34565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
43.2 to 51.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0