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C95820 Bronze vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

C95820 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
51.4 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0