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C94900 Bronze vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94900 bronze and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 81
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
62.6 to 66.5
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0