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C83800 Bronze vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
890
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 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.75 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
70.5 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0