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C93500 Bronze vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0