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C90900 Bronze vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 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 S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.7

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
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 12 to 14
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0