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C95520 Bronze vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
200 to 460
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
1.1 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
69.6 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
6.5 to 7.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0