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C90400 Bronze vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
5.2

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
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

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
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0