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C83800 Bronze vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20432 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 S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
66.7 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.045
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