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C52400 Bronze vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
97

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0