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C87700 Bronze vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0