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C66100 Bronze vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
82.3 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0