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C90400 Bronze vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 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 C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.0050
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