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C54400 Bronze vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
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