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C90400 Bronze vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
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 34
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0