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C95200 Bronze vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0