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C90300 Bronze vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C90300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C90300 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0