C95410 Bronze vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 200 | |
170 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 13 | |
40 to 51 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 740 | |
600 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 380 | |
230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
930 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 64 | |
240 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 to 630 | |
140 to 440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
4.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 83 to 85.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
67.3 to 74.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |