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C90400 Bronze vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C90400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 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 S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
42

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
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0