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C95800 Bronze vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
17
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0