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C90200 Bronze vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82121 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 S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
66.7 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0