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C95520 Bronze vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21900 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
19 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
59.4 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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