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C83800 Bronze vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40920 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
85.1 to 89.4
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0