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C90900 Bronze vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 303 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 C90900 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
140 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
67.3 to 74.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 12 to 14
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0