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C65500 Bronze vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

C65500 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 97
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
83.9 to 89.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0