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C95500 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0