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C54400 Bronze vs. AISI 347LN Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 347LN 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 C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 347LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
64.3 to 73.7
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0