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C87610 Bronze vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

C87610 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304 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 C87610 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
8.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 90 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
66.5 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0