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C95400 Bronze vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 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 C95400 bronze and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.1 to 16
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 360
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 75
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 560
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0