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C90400 Bronze vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40920 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

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
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
85.1 to 89.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0