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C90400 Bronze vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42035 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
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
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
78.1 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0