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C87200 Bronze vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
66.7 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0