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C90200 Bronze vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
20
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.9 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0