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C91000 Bronze vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45000 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 C91000 bronze and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
6.8 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.1 to 79.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 14 to 16
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0